The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fat Client in contract job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Fat Client over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Fat Client falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Berkshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
398
579
604
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire
34.16%
29.92%
34.79%
Number of daily rates quoted
228
334
388
10th Percentile
£302
£205
£310
25th Percentile
£417
£300
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£500
£522
Median % change year-on-year
-
-4.17%
+4.35%
75th Percentile
£588
£608
£616
90th Percentile
£650
£675
£700
South East median daily rate
£500
£500
£514
% change year-on-year
-
-2.68%
+2.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted
15
31
16
10th Percentile
£26.40
£11.79
£19.25
25th Percentile
£32.05
£22.25
£44.63
Median hourly rate
£61.50
£42.50
£64.68
Median % change year-on-year
+44.69%
-34.29%
+187.64%
75th Percentile
£87.28
£62.23
£74.25
90th Percentile
£91.05
£67.50
£79.19
South East median hourly rate
£48.00
£47.50
£48.08
% change year-on-year
+1.05%
-1.21%
+123.63%
Fat Client Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings citing Fat Client as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Fat Client Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Fat Client in Berkshire.
Fat Client Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Fat Client in Berkshire.
Fat Client Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Fat Client also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region with a requirement for Fat Client.
Fat Client Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
